Scale Model Shops

A miniature scale model representation of an object that is smaller than the original object. Scale models can be made of virtually anything, from buildings to vehicles to planets. This page focuses on commercial airplane scale models.

The most common scales for airplane scale models are 1:500 and 1:400. But 1:600, 1:250, 1:200 and 1:100 models are quite popular as well. The biggest models are usually the most detailed. But they are also the most expensive ones, and they take a lot of space. The production of airplane scale models is limited by just a few manufacturers. All have their own specialities, and not a single manufacturer produces all scales.

The most common manufacturers are:

Manufacturer	1:100	1:200	1:250	1:400	1:500	1:600	1:1000	Country of origin	Specializes in	Comments
Herpa	yes	yes	no	yes	yes	no	yes	Germany	European models	Herpa is the biggest manufacturer of airplane scale models. They also have the biggest diversity of models. Most models they produce are in the 1:500 scale.
GeminiJets	no	yes	yes	yes	no	no	no	U.S.A.	U.S. and British models	1:400 is GeminiJets' most important line.
Inflight500	no	yes	no	no	yes	no	no	Hong Kong		Not in business anymore. Was part of Witty Wings.
Aviation400	no	no	no	yes	no	no	no	Hong Kong		Not in business anymore. Was part of Witty Wings
Inflight200	no	yes	no	no	no	no	no	Hong Kong		Didn't produce a single Airbus model yet. Inflight200 is not part of Witty Wings.
Dragon Wings	no	no	no	yes	no	no	no	Hong Kong
Jet-x	no	yes	no	yes	no	no	no	U.S.A.		1:400 Jet-x models are manufactured by Dragon Wings
Schabak (Schuco Aviation)	no	no	yes	no	no	yes	no	Germany		Schabak was acquired by Schuco in 2006.
AeroClassics	no	no	no	yes	no	no	no	Hong Kong	Old models	High-quality models, but very expensive and unlicenced.
Aero500 (AeroClassics)	no	no	no	no	yes	no	no	Hong Kong		Unlicenced models. Only DC-10 and 777 moulds.

Scale model shops:

• ScaleModelStore.com